Barnesville leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Barnesville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Barnesville, ~28% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Barnesville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Barnesville leans more Republican than 9 of 60 neighbors.
Barnesville runs about 18 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Barnesville. The west side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+52), a spread of about 53 points.
Why Barnesville leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Barnesville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Barnesville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Barnesville, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Barnesville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Barnesville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Milner Crossroads, GA R+53
- Goggins, GA R+30
- Piedmont, GA R+63
- Topeka Junction, GA R+73
- Libertyhill, GA R+65
- Johnstonville, GA R+25
- Milner, GA R+64
- Vega, GA R+75
- The Rock, GA R+72
- Unionville, GA R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Graham, TX R+62
- Leesville, SC R+61
- Social Circle, GA R+40
- Box Elder, SD R+59
- South Apopka, FL D+36
- Lovejoy, GA D+68
- Sykesville, MD R+10
- Clarendon Hills, IL D+14
- Walhalla, SC R+58
- Black Mountain, NC D+18
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Georgia Elections Division, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.